With many postseason awards coming out with their watch lists, here are our thoughts on which members of the USC football team are most likely to win the following awards at some point in their career.

I talked a couple of weeks ago with a coach about the new rule that allows for summer "practice" hours."We're not going out there in pads or anything," he said, "but we can add a couple of hours watching film.

For Max Browne, patience must be considered a virtue right now.Like so many other highly recruited quarterbacks in recent years, Browne came to USC with visions of early playing time and picking up right where he left off after a successful high school career.

There hasnt been a shortage of intriguing storylines this spring in the Pac-12. Then again, there usually arent. From quarterback battles to disciplinary issues, the 2014 spring has given us plenty to talk about.

Here's a quick look at some of the highlights of the four spring games this past weekend.Arizona StateSophomore linebacker Viliami Moeakiola stopped running back Jarek Hilgers on fourth-and-short on the final play as the Maroon team held off the Gold squad 29-23 in front of 8,456 fans at Sun Devil Stadium.

USC coach Steve Sarkisian named Cody Kessler his starting quarterback this week, though he noted that Kessler will have to continue to defend the position against competition from redshirt freshman Max Browne during fall camp.

USC coach Steve Sarkisian said he could pick a starting quarterback before the Trojans end spring practice drills on April 19. At the beginning of spring practice, Sarkisian had declared open competitions for all positions, and that included the quarterback spot where incumbent starter Cody Kessler would face a challenge from redshirt freshman Max Browne.